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                    &\multicolumn{7}{c}{Pre 1946}                                                              \\
                    &        mean&          sd&         min&         p25&         p50&         p75&         max\\
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US Revenue/GDP      &         3.4&         3.0&         0.5&         1.9&         2.5&         3.5&        19.0\\
US Spending/GDP     &         3.4&         4.9&         0.6&         1.5&         1.9&         2.4&        30.5\\
US Surplus/GDP      &        -0.1&         2.8&       -16.1&        -0.2&         0.4&         1.4&         3.3\\
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Observations        &         154&            &            &            &            &            &            \\
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